Hollywood’s Rebels and Justice Seekers Judy Arzt, Ph.D., Saint Joseph College, CT
Course Links: Course Blog Blackboard Schedule ‘08 Grading ‘08 Links § Goofs § Filming locations § Quotes -- Director and screenwriter, Frank Darabont	Shawshank Redemption Directed by Frank Darabont (1994) Starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freemand Overview of Awards Screenplay written by Frank Darabont based on Stephen King’s short story “Rita Haywood and the Shawshank Redemption” Produced by: Photography: Running Time: 133 minutes · Guide for Part One by Lauren Titus and Erynn Clark · Guide for Part Two by Caitlin Hennessey and Melissa Reardon · Guide for Part Three by Holley Cahill, Liz Delcore, and Heather Zemke · Notes on Hope Springs Eternal Retrospective on the film done by: 1. Carrie Hess 2. Shawna Houston About the Actors Tim Robbins Morgan Freeman Bob Gunton About the Director Frank Darabont Index of Reviews MRQ Reviews Reviews of the Film ReelViews (James Berardinelli) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Washington Post (Desson Thomson) Washington Post (Rita Kempley) Rolling Stone (Peter Travers) Slant Magazine San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack) Boston Globe About the Film Frank Darabont dedicates the film to Allan Green. Who is Green. He was Darabont’s agent who helped Darabont get the job as director of Shawshank Redemprtion. Green died of AIDS shortly before the film finished shooting. Cast Andy Dufresne . . . . . Tim Robbins Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding . . . . . Morgan Freeman Warden Norton . . . . . Bob Gunton Brooks Hatlen. . . . . James Whitmore Heywood. . . . . William Sadler Captain Byron T. Hadely . . . . . Clancy Brown Tommy . . . . .Gil Bellows Bogs Diamond. . . . . Mark Rolston
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